July 2016

​Triggered by the ‘Missile Misfiring’ incidence happened in Taiwan Strait, Ted Galen Carpenter, a senior fellow of Cato Institute, wrote, on July 6, an article with an alarming title, America Should Step Back from the Taiwan Time Bomb. The misfiring of the supersonic Hsiung-Feng III (means brave wind III) anti-ship missile flew only 45 miles within mid-line of the strait hitting a...

​Triggered by the ‘Missile Misfiring’ incidence happened in Taiwan Strait, Ted Galen Carpenter, a senior fellow of Cato Institute, wrote, on July 6, an article with an alarming title, America Should Step Back from the Taiwan Time Bomb. The misfiring of the supersonic Hsiung-Feng III (means brave wind III) anti-ship missile flew only 45 miles within mid-line of the strait hitting a...

​John Mearsheinmer is one of my favorite author and speaker on foreign relations. I like to follow Mr Mearsheimer’s articles not because I always believe he was right about his conclusions rather  I was always intrigued by his analyses and arguments about the international relations at hand. In fact, John advocates his theory of hegemony, which has a significant followers in the diplomatic...

​John Mearsheinmer is one of my favorite author and speaker on foreign relations. I like to follow Mr Mearsheimer’s articles not because I always believe he was right about his conclusions rather  I was always intrigued by his analyses and arguments about the international relations at hand. In fact, John advocates his theory of hegemony, which has a significant followers in the diplomatic...

On June 30th, the 16th President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte was inaugurated. Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte was born on March 28, 1945, the year the Imperial Japan surrendered to the Allies and a year before the real independence of the Philippines was granted by the U.S. Therefore, President Duterte can be considered as a post WW II generation. Duterte entered his presidential campaign...

On June 30th, the 16th President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte was inaugurated. Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte was born on March 28, 1945, the year the Imperial Japan surrendered to the Allies and a year before the real independence of the Philippines was granted by the U.S. Therefore, President Duterte can be considered as a post WW II generation. Duterte entered his presidential campaign...

Let’s first leave the truthfulness and sincerity aside, on the surface, the U.S. is clearly targeting China and claiming China as a threat to the U.S.; whereas China is claiming no intention to challenge or replace the US world leadership but China is becoming more assertive in her diplomatic dealings. Unfortunately, despite of opening channels for dialogue, the US-China relations seem to be rapidly...

This article by Jean-Pierre Lehmann was first published by the Straits Times on June 4, 2016, and then carried by Forbes on June 6, 2016. In that article, he urges that Abe should go to Nanking to attend the commemoration of Nanking massacre next year to make peace in Asia. We couldn’t have agreed more.There were two sets of countries that were at war with each other for well over one hundred years:...